Appreciation of Li Hongzhang's couplet calligraphy in the late Qing Dynasty

Li Hongzhang has served as Governor of Jiangsu, Prince of Taibao, Governor of Liangjiang, Governor of Huguang, Governor of Zhili, Governor of Guangdong and Guangxi, and Minister of Beiyang. He is an important figure in the modern history of China. He entered the political arena through the imperial examination, and he was both civil and military, and he was all-powerful in the late Qing Dynasty for decades.